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Quiz about Floral Arrangements Formerly Known As Men

Floral Arrangements Formerly Known As Men Quiz

Questions about those unfortunate men who were turned into various flowers by the gods.

A multiple-choice quiz by gallaischicken. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
gallaischicken

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,561

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1020

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This young man was so self-centered that he pined away for his own reflection. Hint

Narcissus

Phineus

Pygmalion

Deucalion

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Question 2 of 10

2. The young man who pined away for his own reflection was loved by what rejected nymph? Hint

Mnemosyne

Daphne

Echo

Galatea

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Question 3 of 10

3. The nymph who was rejected by the man who loved himself too much was a handmaiden of Artemis, and offended which other goddess by her constant chattering? Hint

Athena

Hera

Aphrodite

Demeter

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Question 4 of 10

4. Moving on to our next flower, this youth was struck on the head by a flying discus, and from his blood emerged a deep crimson blossom. Hint

Hyacinthus

Demophoon

Phoebus

Atrides

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Question 5 of 10

5. The god that threw the discus which struck the unfortunate youth on the head, who was deeply sorrowed by the event, was...? Hint

Zeus

Hermes

Dionysus

Apollo

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Question 6 of 10

6. Our final youth, whose name was Adonis, was loved by which two goddesses? Hint

Hestia and Persephone

Aphrodite and Hera

Persephone and Aphrodite

Hera and Hestia

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Question 7 of 10

7. The god Apollo decided the fate of the boy Adonis.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happened that caused Adonis to be slain? Hint

struck by Zeus' lightning

gored by a boar

drowned in a river

shot by an arrow

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Question 9 of 10

9. Adonis' blood was transformed into what kind of bloom? Hint

daffodil

lily

anemone

foxglove

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Question 10 of 10

10. The maiden Persephone was lured to Hades' clutches by one of the men-flowers mentioned in this quiz.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This young man was so self-centered that he pined away for his own reflection.

Answer: Narcissus

This name is the origin of the English word "narcissist," which means someone that loves himself disproportionately.

2. The young man who pined away for his own reflection was loved by what rejected nymph?

Answer: Echo

Daphne was loved by Apollo, who was scorned in turn. Galatea was a sea nymph who was loved by the cyclops Polyphemus. Mnemosyne was the goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses.

3. The nymph who was rejected by the man who loved himself too much was a handmaiden of Artemis, and offended which other goddess by her constant chattering?

Answer: Hera

Hera was furious with Echo because she had distracted her while Zeus went behind her back with his lover. For this deed, Echo was punished to only be able to repeat the last words of others, and never speak original words of her own.

4. Moving on to our next flower, this youth was struck on the head by a flying discus, and from his blood emerged a deep crimson blossom.

Answer: Hyacinthus

Hyacinthus was in a friendly competition with the god Apollo, when the discus swerved off course and killed the poor lad.

5. The god that threw the discus which struck the unfortunate youth on the head, who was deeply sorrowed by the event, was...?

Answer: Apollo

Another version of this story is that the West Wind, Zephyr, was jealous of Apollo and the attention he was giving to Hyacinthus, and blew the discus into the path of the boy.

6. Our final youth, whose name was Adonis, was loved by which two goddesses?

Answer: Persephone and Aphrodite

Aphrodite left him in the care of Persephone when he was a baby, and then when Aphrodite returned, the Queen of the Dead refused to return him.

7. The god Apollo decided the fate of the boy Adonis.

Answer: False

It was the god Zeus who decided that Adonis would spend autumn and winter with Persephone and spring and summer with Aphrodite.

8. What happened that caused Adonis to be slain?

Answer: gored by a boar

Adonis was on a hunt without Aphrodite one day, and when he struck the boar, it was only slightly injured, and rushed him.

9. Adonis' blood was transformed into what kind of bloom?

Answer: anemone

The anemone is a blood-red flower that sprang up from each drop of Adonis' blood on the ground.

10. The maiden Persephone was lured to Hades' clutches by one of the men-flowers mentioned in this quiz.

Answer: True

The flower was the narcissus, which sprang up from the earth as a ploy to lure her towards the chasm where Hades was in hiding.

Source: Author gallaischicken

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